Phase 3 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), has been launched, with the announcement that the application portal will open at 2pm on Wednesday 6th October 2021.

As with the previous two phases, Salix will be the delivery partner and the funding will be for projects which decarbonise heating systems in public sector buildings.

The total amount of funding available for Phase 3 PSDS will not be confirmed until after this year's Spending Review. Applications will be assessed, and funding awarded to eligible projects, in the order in which applications are received, with the portal closing four weeks after it opens at 2pm on Wednesday 3rd November 2021.

Grant offers will only be made after the total funding for the Phase 3 PSDS is confirmed and applicants are likely to be informed if they are successful in 2022. There is no restriction in applying to Phase 3 if you were successfully funded in Phase 1 and 2. 

One major change to Phase 3 of the PSDS, is there will be no cap on the value of grant an applicant can apply for.  Whilst there is no cap, applicants must demonstrate that they have the resource and supply chains required to deliver the project by the agreed dates.

The priority for Phase 3 PSDS is to provide funding for decarbonisation projects where the heating systems are at the end of their working lives and there is imminent need for replacement, therefore the majority of the 2022/23 grant funding has been set aside for projects that need to take place between April 2022 - March 2023.

Who can apply?

The following public sector bodies can apply for PSDS funding:

• Central government departments and their arm’s length bodies

• Emergency services

• Institutions of further and higher education

• Local authorities

• Maintained schools within the state education system, including academies, Multi-Academy Trusts, and free schools

• Nursery schools maintained by a local authority

• NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts

For further information on Phase 3 of the Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund click here.

If you are an academy or multi-academy trust and would like help applying for funding for Phase 3 of the Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund, contact us today to find out more at enquire@s2e.org.uk or call 01530 877 969.